suppléant

See also: suppleant

French

Pronunciation

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Participle

suppléant

1. present participle of suppléer

Adjective

suppléant (feminine suppléante, masculine plural suppléants, feminine plural suppléantes)

1. acting, substitute

Noun

suppléant m (plural suppléants, feminine suppléante)

1. substitute, replacement
2. More specifically, a person who is elected along with a député (member of parliament) and who will take over his job if he dies or in some other circumstances

Further reading

• “suppléant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.